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title: cumulonimbus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cumulonimbus» in the school dictionary: A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cumulonimbus

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**Who acts:** cumulonimbus, tall heavy dark cloud, It, huge cumulonimbus cloud, Cumulonimbus clouds, We · **What happens:** be, bring, have, shape, fill, go · **To what, where:** tall heavy dark cloud, thunderstorms, biggest kind, flat top, sky, thunder

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«cumulonimbus» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cumulonimbus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cumulonimbus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:m1:1
# text = A cumulonimbus is a very tall, heavy, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail or lightning.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	thunderstorms	thunderstorm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cumulonimbus | a tall heavy dark cloud |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | present | a tall heavy dark cloud | thunderstorms and heavy rain and hail or lightning |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent thunderstorm=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is the biggest kind of cloud and can have a flat top shaped like an anvil.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:m2:1
# text = It is the biggest kind of cloud and can have a flat top shaped like an anvil.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	anvil	anvil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the biggest kind |  |  |  | of cloud | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | can |  | a flat top |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Patient |
| 3 | **shape** | participle |  | a flat top *not said here* |  |  |  | like a anvil | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge cumulonimbus cloud filled the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x1:1
# text = A huge cumulonimbus cloud filled the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | a huge cumulonimbus cloud | the sky |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sky=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cumulonimbus clouds bring thunder and lightning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x2:1
# text = Cumulonimbus clouds bring thunder and lightning.
1	Cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Cumulonimbus clouds | thunder and lightning |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent thunder=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The top of a cumulonimbus is shaped like an anvil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x3:1
# text = The top of a cumulonimbus is shaped like an anvil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	anvil	anvil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | present · passive |  | the top of a cumulonimbus |  |  |  | like a anvil | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We went inside when we saw the cumulonimbus coming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x4:1
# text = We went inside when we saw the cumulonimbus coming.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | we | the cumulonimbus |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | gerund | the cumulonimbus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hail falls from cumulonimbus clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x5:1
# text = Hail falls from cumulonimbus clouds.
1	Hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | Hail |  |  | cumulonimbus clouds |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from cloud=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Label the cumulonimbus on your cloud chart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cumulonimbus:x6:1
# text = Label the cumulonimbus on your cloud chart.
1	Label	label	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cumulonimbus	cumulonimbus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cumulonimbus |  | your cloud chart |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent cumulonimbus=Destination |
| 2 | **chart** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom chart «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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